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Meteorologyhard#199

Wind speeds reported in a METAR are averaged over:

A

1 minute

B

2 minutes

C

10 minutes

Correct
D

30 minutes

Explanation

METAR wind is a 10-minute average of wind speed and direction. ATIS reports may use a 2-minute average for landing/takeoff.

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